The Illuminated Film Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Aimee Inglis as our new production manager to work in-house. Aimee Inglis steps into the role held by Rebecca Warner-Perry, who has taken a new position in the games industry. Aimee leaves her position at Warner Bros. Discovery after 8 years where she was… Read more »

CITV have commissioned a third series of animated comedy adventure The Rubbish World of Dave Spud for broadcast Autumn 2023, from The Illuminated Film Company. CITV first launched the new British animated series in September 2019 and following a successful run and record ratings, CITV commissioned an additional 52 episodes for delivery over 2020 and… Read more »

Welcome to the tower block! Dave and his family take on all sorts of CHAOS in this HILARIOUS 2-in-1 book. Based on episodes from The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, as seen on CITV. Available now to get your copy and get to know the whole Spud family.

We are deeply saddened to hear about the death of Raymond Briggs. Raymond was someone truly special – a total original. Our condolences go out to his family. He will forever be remembered. Producer Iain Harvey shares; ‘Despite his reputation as being somewhat grumpy (which I’m sure he used as a defence at times), Raymond… Read more »

Special episode of the Grimsby-set animation to premiere at Festival of the Sea  Grimsby’s Festival of the Sea returns for a second edition to a new location this summer, featuring the screening of a special episode produced by the award-winning animators of CITV’s The Rubbish World of Dave Spud working in conjunction with local school… Read more »

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud store is now live via the Dave Spud website and social media pages. Illuminated Films has created a Teemill store to bring a range of products to true Spud fans! The comedy adventure series that has been a hit on CITV and entertaining kids, has now teamed up with Teemill to… Read more »

THE ILLUMINATED FILM COMPANY SIGNS DEAL WITH LICENSING MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL FOR THE LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING RIGHTS TO ITV’S ANIMATED SERIES THE RUBBISH WORLD OF DAVE SPUD Illuminated Films are pleased to announce LMI as their licensing partner for CITV comedy adventure series The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. The Spud’s are one family that will… Read more »

We are so excited to share that The Rubbish World of Dave Spud WON the Royal Television Society Award for Best Children’s Programme. Thank you to the RTS Awards and the fantastic team behind the series. Congratulations to creator and direct Ed Foster, all the writers, cast and crew who we couldn’t do this without, plus ITV, Beta Film, Cloth Cat, Fonic Post Production, Platform… Read more »

Congratulations to our fabulous Production Coordinator Hodan Abdi, who won last night’s British Animation Awards Lamb Award! So well deserved and we’re very proud of her. Statement from the BAA’s: This year’s Lamb award goes to someone whose production expertise is previous and not often specifically celebrated. Their progression from being a graduate to a key role in… Read more »

Happy International Women’s Day. Meet the Illuminated Films core production team. We support the talented women in the animation industry, from entry-level to senior roles, and creative to production roles, not just today but EVERY DAY.